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Updated: 6:52 PM CDT Apr 15, 2015

Flash flood watch continues

An approaching upper level low will keep the threat for heavy rain and flash flooding in the forecast.

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Updated: 6:52 PM CDT Apr 15, 2015

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WEBVTT ON YOUR SIDE IN COVINGTON, HEATHALLEN, WDSU NEWS.JAY GALLE: I DON'T KNOW IF YOUWERE OUTSIDE THIS AFTERNOON,HOPEFULLY YOU WEREN'T.IT WAS ROCKING AND ROLLING.IT IS STARTING TO QUIET DOWN.TORNADO WARNINGS.BEHIND ME YOU CAN SEE IT ISQUIET RIGHT NOW.ONE OF THE MANY PICTURES.THIS IS HAIL FROM EDWARD UP OFTWITTER.THIS IS GOLF BALL-SIZED HAIL.WE HAVE HAD HELD THE SIZE BEINGREPORTED OF BASEBALLS.EVERYTHING FROM NICHOLS ALL THEWAY OUT TO BASEBALLS.VERY STRONG STORMS THAT BUBBLEDUP AND MOVED ACROSS THE AREA.THIS ONE STARTED HEREACROSS THERIVER PARISHES AND CAP-- ANDTRACK EAST.POTENT AS IT HEADS INTO THEWATERS.OVER 400 LIGHTNING STRIKE STILLASSOCIATED WITH IT.A LITTLE CLOSER, THE SMOOTHIEKING CENTER.TAKE THE M WITH YOU.I THINK YOU WILL BE OK.TAKE THE UMBRELLA JUST IN CASE.NO RAIN RIGHT NOW.IF YOU ARE CHEERING ON THEPELICANS, THEY WILL NEED HELP TOTAKE ON THE SPURS.THE REST OF THE METRO AREA, ASYOU CAN SEE, NO RAIN TO TALKABOUT.FURTHER TO THE NORTH, THISYELLOW IS A SEVERE THUNDERSTORMWARNING FOR SOUTHWESTMISSISSIPPI.THIS WAS ON THE NORTH SHOREHERE.NOT SO MUCH ANYMORE.AND WHAT, YOU CAN SEE AT THEBEGINNING OF THIS, LOTS OFTHUNDER AND LIGHTNING.HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS INTERSTATE55 NEAR KENTWOOD.BE MINDFUL OF THAT.FLASH FLOOD WARNING --WATCH HASNOW BEEN EXTENDED TO FRIDAY.IT WAS SUPPOSED TO EXPIREYESTERDAY.THIS AFTERNOON THE WEATHERSERVICE PUSHED INTO FRIDAY.WE ARE STILL EXPECTING HEAVYRAINFALL, ADDITIONAL 1-3 INCHESPOSSIBLE.A LITTLE COOLERTEMPERATURES, 77IN HAMMOND.73 DEGREES IN THE CASE.WINDS ALL OVER THE MAP RIGHTNOW.FIVE MILES PER HOUR.AN UPPER LEVEL, THIS AREA OF LOWPRESSURE GOES UP AND THEN WEDEVELOP A SOUTHWEST LOW.IN TIME FOR THIS TO DROP DOWNAND KEEP RAIN IN THE FORECASTTHROUGH THE WEEKEND.AT LEAST THROUGH SATURDAY.SHOWERS AND STORMS THISAFTERNOON FLAREUP.7:00 THIS EVENING, RAIN.RIGHT NOW, NOT SEEING THAT.INTO THE EVENING, WE WILL DROPRAIN CHANCES BACK.BY THE TIME WE GET INTOTOMORROW, BACK IN ONCE AGAIN.STAY WEATHER AWARE.MID-60'S TO RIGHT AROUND 70.SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL DROPPEDISOLATED SHOWERS.UPPER 70'S AND LOWER 80'S.MORE HEAVY RAIN POSSIBILITY.THUNDER AND LIGHTNING TOMORROW.STAY WEATHER AWARE.RAIN AT LEAST THROUGH SUNDAY.

Flash flood watch continues

An approaching upper level low will keep the threat for heavy rain and flash flooding in the forecast.